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LNUR SALE.-A Cheap FARM of 100 Acres
II q plow land. Price SzO per acre. FOR
particulars address Lock BOX z-3, Annapolis
Nd. alHw
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EAT BOAT. 20 feet long, in splendid or
O1A der. for Sale. Apply at This Or
EICE. 5lS
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EOR SALE.-A BABY CARRIAGE in good
A order. WIN sell carriage with afghan foI
% INQUIRE at ~ Maryland avenue. AZ
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WANTED

A Sober. industrious and reliable COLORED
"A NAN. to make himself generally useful.
Liberal pay and steady employment. Apply
at this OFFICE. b.
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go 80 A Liberal Offer.

r WILL give free of rent, taxes andnll in
4 cumberance, the use of my shore, 200 feet
front, known as Sycamore Point" on Horn
Point, opposite Annapolis TO ANY ONE who
Will erect thereon an Oyster House for the use
OF the Shells. Apply to JOHN CUNNING,
525f Annapolis, Nd.
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For Sale

- DWELLING on Prince Georges Street,
- 5 rooms-renting for $500 per month
viii sell cheap for cash. Apply to JULIAN
Brew Eh m2Sw
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INOR sALE.-A BABY CARRIAGE used
A. but one season, original cost $22. Will
sell cheap for cash, Apply at this office. 16
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NOTICED

forewarn all persons from trespassing
on my farm, Primrose, as | will use
the full extent of the law.
5-212w, w W. HAWKINS.
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EfOUND-On the train of the Annapolis and
n baltimore Short Line railroad, Lady s
UMBhELLA. with rubber band around the
same. Ihe owner can get the same by calling
on the ticket agent at Annapolis, and paving
for this notice. 4-z5tf
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Fon Sale Cheap-

A new BALTIMORE HEATER" in good
condition. VIII be sold cheap. Apply at 76
Prince George street. $40
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fLONERS and PLANTS FOR SALE.

There can now be found at my hot house on
n Market street, IadJOlnIng MRS. Magrudcr 81
variety OF plants, flowers, and cuttings OF ali
kinds Ladies are invited 10 call and examine
my stock, Particular attention TO paid to
drapln& HANGING BASKETS and Rustic
Work. THOS. QUEEN. Florist. NO. Is Mar
ket street. 4tf
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Bouquets and FIOwers.

Persons can be supplied with beautiful Bou.
quets and Flowers, by poor widow lady, al
very low prices. Apply at No, Green st.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

air. Cheer after cheer follows the ball in
its flight toward the fence. Over 1t goes
The crack hit of the season! On! the
noise, confusion, cheering, stamping,
maddening influence of such hit FIVE
minutes of this kind of a scene are worth
year of dizziness and apathy. so 1t
goes-frst one way, then another; ana at
the end of the season the disgust and en-
thusiasm are about balanced. During
the present year the race for the
pennant in each of the associations IS
very interesting. In the National
League five clubs are punched and the pen
nant belongs to any one of them. In the
American Association St. Louis has
firm hold on first place, but the race for
second place is close enough to cause any
amount of interest. The Baltimore CLUB
had strong hold on this place, but OF
late their erratic playing has dampened
the hopes of their best friends. The
game, however, has secured firm foot
ing in the affections of the American
people, and amateur as well as profess
sional contests draw large crowds, and
the ladies are as fond of the game as their
husbands or brothers. At one OF
the ball grounds not long since a
gentleman was present to see his
first game. He was a foreigner; had
been an officer in the service of the King
of Holland, and was accustomed to speak
of the game in sighting terms. All the
interest he had in the home club was
sympathy for his friends. Before the
game was over he had been on his feet
half dozen times, and was every bit as
enthusiastic as his friends. When laugh
ingly asked what he thought of the game
now, he said:
81 think it is the most beautiful game
l know of. 1t demands of each player
qualities which, though essentially
American, are comparatively rare. Be-
fore | quite understood the game | used
to think that the best heading for the
lengthy baseball articles in the papers
would be- Much Ado About Nothing =
l still believe the players receive too
much money from their managers and
too much attention from the press. But,
on the other side, the upholding and pro-
noting of a game so truly national are
worth both the cash and the trouble.
A national game like this tends
to invigorate the man, add pith to his &C
tions, make him quick of thought and
promote patriotism. In Holland we
have no national game, nor is there one
in any European country except Eng
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

cries of "Wet" and DRY" the sides would
anxiously wait for the decision of
chance. The quiet with which the game
commences continues until some play
is made, or decision of the umpire don't
suit. 1t is a popularity of this national
game that the smallest boy present
thinks he is just as capable a judge
as the one chosen by the management
of the association. Nor is the small
boy alone in this. There is not
man on the seats but is dead sure
that the umpire was wrong, and
that he could give him points which
would largely increase that officials
knowledge of the game, if proper
attention was paid to them. But the
game continues. A side is retired
in one, two, three order; not man
makes a base. The crowd settles down
to a keen enjoyment of this battle
of athletes, and, like smoldering
volcano, is ready to burst forth at sec
ond's notice. 1t comes-it's bound to
come, for the crowd must cheer some
time. If the home nine is not playing
good game they will cheer the visitors
and groan most dolefully over the errors
of their own favorites. But it is when
the game is very close that the excite
ment is the most intense. The people all
seem to be sitting on springs so suddenly
can they get on their feet. The bases
are full, the home club is two runs be-
hind the champions, two men are out.
The next batter is called. One can hear
the crowd breathe so quiet is the intent
ness. Nothing breaks the silence except
the "spat" of the ball as it hits the
leather-protected hands of the catcher
and the sharp voice Of the umpire as he
calls "Strike" or "Ball." But the bats
man changes it all. With quick swing
of his bat he hits the ball and there is a
scamper among the players. Scamper,
though, is not the word to express the
applause from the spectators. The crack
of the ball as it is turned from its course
and sent flying out toward the boundary
fence is only Just heard when a scene
Of confusion ensues. Up on chairs go
old, middle-aged and young. Hats
canes and umbrellas are fourished in the
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17


II don't see what fun there is in chas-
ing ball about lot,'' said lady in a
street-car, who was incommoded by a
crowd of people on the way to the base
ball grounds. II should think grave men
would be ashamed of such child's play"
she observed to her companion in quer-
ulous whisper.
Staid gentlemen who have never seen
game have been known tosexpress
themselves to the same purport, and
such one is often converted into the
veriest baseball crank. At the solicita-
ton of some friend he will 90 to see a
game il much the same frame of mind as
a person who goes to the circus to oblige
of great assemblage soon relaxes his
manner. His eyes sparkle, and he be-
sieges his companion with eager interro-
cations on points of play. Before the
game is over you may see him, at some
exciting crisis of the contest, upon his
feet, brandishing his arms and yelling as
loudly as anybody in the crowd. His
heart burns with savage Indignation
when the umpire gives a close deci
sion against his side; he is cast down
by successes of the opposing nine; he
glows with triumph when his side wins,
and when the game is over our sedate
friend is converted into a loquacious en-
thusiast, who talks baseball all the way
home, and astonishes his wife by excited
outbursts on the topic at the tea-table.
For this chasing ball around lot
implies great deal. To savage, Dan
lei Webster delivering an Grafton would
be man making strange noises and ges-
ticulations; to the uneducated ear
Wagner overture is din of blare, bang,
squeak and scrape. 1t is not the super
fetal appearance of things, but their
significance, that denotes. their quality,
and this hitting and chasing of ball i'm
plies the finest coordination of nerve
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
ART OF WALKING.
WHY Our Women Should Exercise Da1ll
in This Manner.


We are often twitted as a nation with the
fact that our women, beautiful as they areln
the first years of their womanhooi, have not
sufficient stamina to keep their gooo looks
when the cares of matrimony arrive. one
reason given is that American women never
take walking exercise, and ere IS iauy
writing to the Savannah Ne"$ mat there ~ no
reason why the average woman shOuid not
add tenfold to her enjoyment OF lie ana
out-of-door living by cultivatlng tne
noble art of walking. "a delicate woman
properly dressed and who knows
how to walk, can do ten miles
Of a summer afternoon without injury, Whtn
an equivalent amount of other exercise
might produce serious injury. Walking IS
the natural and normal exercise, and hurts no
woman who sets rightly about it, A woman
who is unaccustOmed to vigorous waking III
rider to become a good pedestrian should LOOK
first to her shoes. These should be brcad
across the forward part OF the toot o11erlhg
not the least obstruction to the tree mOVeTlelll
Of the toes. The heels should be low ana
broad, and the shoe should tit rather shngly
about the heel and instep. The tuil dress
equipment should weigh upon honest scales
not more than two and a-half or three
pounds, and should hang from the shoui-
iers without any band, pinned or buttoneu
or laced about the waist No woman can
walk in corset The walker must be com
Portable enough to be unconscious OF her
attire A hat that shades the eyes IS IN or
der So prepared, try any distance that does
not prove fatiguing as an initial ee;xperl,,
ment. 1t will probably be from a mule ana
a-half to two miles, and must be walked at
brisk pace, three miles and a-half an hour
being good limit When this can be done
without backache or foot-weariness-and
well woman ought to have no difficulty at
her first trial-increase the distance during
the leisure days Of the summer vacation
daily, maintaining the same gait, and flfteen
cession, twenty-five miles a day on any occa-
sion that demands it. will be found within
any ordinary capacity with a month or SIX
weeks training.''-Ihuadelphia Press.
When Shakespeare said There's divinity
which shapes our ends did he "a core
Spondent asks refer to lady adjusting her
hustle?
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
VALUABLE GRADUATES.

II tell you, college graduates are of in,
estimable value to the country" remarke,;
McCorkle.
"Yes, indeed, replied Fangle; they make
excellent baseball players"
II wasn't thinking of that"
What were you thinking of?'
II was thinking of recent statement
that young scientist, graduated from Yale
at the last commencement, has estimated
that every hen ill the country scratches over
two acres of ground every year, and that the
legpower in gross would run threshing ma
chine for two weeks. If this thing had not
been 30 finely figured down, I'd have
thought that the scratch area was tell acres
per hen at least
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

instructions to the muscles, and mean
while the judicial faculty of the mind
must decide just what must be done with
that ball when it is gotten hold of, ques-
ton that frequently calls for nice exer-
else of judgment. The fine points of
baseball have Of late years made a strong
impression upon scientific gentlemen.
The curved delivery of pitchers espec-
tally has puzzled their mighty intellects
and profound and erudite explanations of
the mystery have been given to the
scientific world. A baseball crowd is
in the world. The banker and the
clerk, the employer and the employee,
the minister and his parishioner sit
side by side, and the enthusiasm or
indignation of the one finds a response
in the other. There are scarcely ever
any discussions among the spectators !;
the unanimity OF opinion is some
thing wonderful. There are two
leading associations in the country
the National League and the Ameri-
can Association. They are governed
by the same rules and differ
only in the price of admission charged.
Each association has a pennant which
belongs for one year to the club which
wins the greatest number of games.
Where and when the games are to be
played is decided early in the year at a
general meeting of the managers OF the
various clubs. Al once this schedule is
given to the public, and month before
the first game is to ue played the ball
lovers are making tneif preparations to
attend.
The two associations take in the prin-
cipal cities of the country east OF and in
Guiding St. Louis. Large grounds are
fenced in and made as smooth as a floor.
Grand stands are erected, where, for a
small extra price, one can secure seat,
while those who are not able or willing
to pay this price seat themselves on the
''bleaching boards" huge tiers Of seats
built without any covering. On pleas
ant afternoon, when the home team IS
scheduled to play with the champions and
there is possibility Of agame being won
by the former, the crowd starts early and
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
THE JERSEY LILY
HAS CAPTURED ALL HEARTS AT
LONG BRANCH.

Women as Well as Men Glad to be Seen in
the Ranks of Her Admirers-Mrs. Lang
try's Everyday Life at the Famous Re
sort-Keen Appreciation of Good Horses
"To hold the mirror up to nature at
Long Branch would mean showing a
picture of the vcet face of Mrs Lang
try, for she has taken the City by the
Sea captive. Her carriage, her gowns,
her cottage, her friends, but most en-
tirely her very self, are of interest
She fences in the morning, plays lawn
tennis, lunches, drives, and comes up to
the West End Hotel to listen to the
music, and makes every day fresh admir-
ers This is her routine of life. 1t is said
to be only natural when a man adores a
beautiful woman, but when a woman
falls in love with her it is a something as
sweet as the roses of June. The Lily has
made many friends since she came to
Long Branch among women, and that
means many partisans, for they are al
ways that Old and young alike come
about for the sake of a smile from her,
One hears so many of the unpleasant
things and untrue ones about women who
are before the public that | am going to
tell one womanly and graceful act Of the
Lily's She does hundreds of them. Six
of the very swell darkies from the West
End sent her over word that they would
like to come and sing for her. The time
was set and they appeared gotten up as
IL 4 Io
all the old plantation ditties, making the
tears come in her eyes. They sang about
the razors that flew through the air,
making her laugh until she clapped her
hands with delight, and then they sang
"Climbin up de Golden Stairs" very po-
litely leaving out the verse that referred
to her.
Did she send them out dollar and end
it? Not bit. The stately English but
Ter had spread a table in the hall, plenty
to eat and drink and smoke being upon
it; her charmed admirers were asked in
graph of herself Wasn't that nice? The
leader Of the party drank her health and
each one came up and thanked her for
the picture, one darky from Richmond
saving, "Oh, my! won't my folks be de-
ugnleu Witch 70 uOHlc Will ILLS anu Ten
that the beautiful lady herself gave it to
me ~
The Lily would delight a Southern
man by her keen appreciation of good
horses at the Monmouth races, where she
goes, always with woman friend She
takes keen delight in all the fine points of
a good horse, and knows exactly what
she is talking about. She insisted on
betting on Laggard the day everybody
gave the race to Hanover, and she won
with as much pleasure as a child. The
money was of small value, but the fact
that she had picked out the horse meant
a great deal. Mr.. Withers the owner of
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

land where cricket fills the place baseball
occupies in this country. The English
and the people Of some other nations are
either too slow, or too dull, or too
indolent, or too effeminate to play
baseball. What I admire most about
the game is the quickness with
which each player must decide
whether to throw the ball, and the at
tention with which the umpire-calm
but quick, impartial and decisive-must
follow, with his eyes, that little, lively
sphere, which is now here, now there, is
knocked way up in the air, falls, is
caught, thrown, caught again, and, NOV
ing hither and thither with the swiftness
of an arrow, keeps the umpire on an
almost nervous alert. There it leaves
the pitchers hand-a knock, a clap, a
throw, catch, judgment. think none
but an American can make a good base
ball umpire
When asked about the games of other
countries, he continued: I'm Europe in
general the schoolboys have not as much
playtime as they have here. All work
and no play makes Jack a dull boy is
very applicable to them. When they be-
come men they give up playing games
altogether A full-grown German would
consider it derogatory to his stiff dignity
to take racket and try to knock ball
over tennis net. To run bases or to
pitch a ball is utterly inconsistent
with the smoking of long, Dutch clay
pipe, and the Frenchman spends his time
rather in a cafe than anywhere else. In
France, especially in Paris, even the
grown people find amusement in rather
childish things. In the parks and squares
on Sunday afternoons more than at other
hours crowds of men and women, SOL
diers, clerks and men of the three profess
sions may be seen standing before some
puppet-show, enjoying the feats of a
wooden jack-pudding. AS for bodily ex-
ercise, Germany certainly leads in gym
nastics, France in fencing"
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

is sight worth seeing. The street cars
are crowded, private conveyances and
hacks carry their loads, while a large ma
jority walk. Pushing, jostling, hurry
ing each other, the crowd forms in line
and each waits his turn to buy ticket.
This purchased, there is wild rush for
score card and seat. Outside the
unfortunate small boy has to content
himself with a crack in the fence,
or boldly climbs telegraph pole and
perches himself on the cross-piece,
from which vantage ground he cheers,
groans and hurls defiance at the UNI
pire. Other bows bide their time, and
if some lucky player knocks ball over
the fence what scramble there is! Then
the boy who can find it boldly marches
up to the entrance, walks in and secures a
seat, if he can, on the bleaching boards"
What lucky boy is he! These boys
have keener insight into the game than
many man. They know the records of
each player and are able to shout
some peculiarly at him as he is driven
from the grounds after the game is over.
Inside. the grounds, though, the crowd
is patiently waiting for the game to COM
mence. The opposing clubs come out
for practice, and each players work is
watched by keen eyes, commented on,
and if an unusually good play is made,
he receives hearty applause. But the
game must be promptly started or
there will be trouble. First, few
boys will begin to beat monotonous time
with the heels of their shoes. Like wild
fire on prairie, it spreads, and soon
thousands of feet are banging away and
making terrible din. 1t is all instantly
stopped, though, as the clang of the bell
is heard and the umpire steps to his
position behind the batter. The home
club has the choice of positions, and can
either take the field or go to the bat. This
is the result of system, and stands away
ahead of old times when the captains of
each club would catch hands on bat.
The last one to get hold could make
his choice of positions, provided he
could swing the bat three times around
his head. 1t even is far in advance of
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
QnlPs.
readily distinguish all oarsman by

You can readily distinguish all oarsman by
his row-man nose
A close observer notices that a mans will
power increases with his wealth.
Sometimes it is difficult to find ones su-
periors under ordinary circumstances, but
you can always find your betters at the horse
races.
A Philadelphia plumber recently fell heir
10 81, 600, 600. The amount was too small to
trouble about investing so he gave it to his
little son. w. III. 5.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
American Forgetfulness.

1t is alarming news that comes to us from
across the sea- and it has deep significance
tor theatrical folk The London clubs have
resolved not to allow any more new Ameri-
cans in their poker games, which will still
he open to Americans of tried and true be-
hayior. The reason is that poker is there
PLAYED on credit and an American some
what known in amusement circles is charged
with never having shown the color OF, his
money !" and with owing all the.way from a
crown to ESQ to members of the various clubs
in which he played during his last visit to
the British metropolis. It is sad to think
that because Of the forgetfulness OF one of
their number Americans abroad are to De
shut oil IF their own game.-Neao Yor61s"aes.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
WHAT BRIDGET WAS WAITING FOR.

Mistress-lsn't there a man Ia the kitchen,
Bridget?
Bridget Yes mum, that there isl
Mistress-Well, Bridget don't like you
to entertain company III the kitchen.
Bridget--Indade, mum, don't like 1t no
better nor you. Were jist waltln' tor yez to
lave the parlor.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
IT saocLb NOT BE COSTLY.

Ponsonby = How charming Miss Macbul-
lion looks i'll full dress!
Fitzroy-Superb! By the way, I'm told
her costume cost $1,000
Ponsonby-O. surely not
Fltzroy- Why not?
Ponsonby 1t doesn't come high, you see.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
PENNIES ERROR.

DO you know Pennlbs, the telegraph
editor of the Daily BiogpipeE' asked Biggs.
Yes" replied Qulmby "why?'
When he went or the paper he was very
inexperienced. One day dispatch came in
about a man being roughly handled out West
for claim jumping, and Pennlbs ran it
under the head OF sports"
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17
"JUDGMENT."
SOME POINTS ON THE GREAT Ma
TIONAL GAME.

The Wonderful Delivery of Several Pitch
ers Interesting Scientists-Scenes of En-
thusiasm-Making Home Run-Base-
ball Compared with European Sports.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-17

without betting, he achieved fortune:
| Then, too, no horse is given name until
he has won race, and the consequence is
| that Mr.. Withers' horses are much more
sensibly christened than most of the
others. His colors are black-all black;
the effect is fetching, and the jockey can
be distinguished far across the field
Afunnv story, anent those colors, comes
from England; there they are those of MIR:
Bean. Two sporting men were interested
in man had up for murder, and made
bet about him. Growing weary of being
in court, they sent groom to watch the
case. In little while he came back and
said "Well, sir, [ waited and waited
and after while the judge got up with
Mr.. Beams colors on, and then | knew it
was all up with him." However, the
black seems to bring luck to Mr.. Withers.
The swell girl is fencing now, or at
least learning how. Half of them do it
because of the pretty costume it permits,
while the other half realize the good re-
suit gained. The body is made more
supple and graceful, while the excessive
perspiration that results only makes the
skin whittier and softer. 1t is better than
tennis for this as one need not be in the
glazing sun, and it undoubtedly is
healthful exercise. The womanly form
needs to be yielding, to know how to
achieve curves and yet be capable of
an upright attitude, and it is this ability
to govern ones body that is gained by
fencing.
Heliotrope poplin is in vogue; indeed,
all the darker shades of heliotrope will
undoubtedly be chosen for the winter.
Russia leather slippers that give forth
! an exquisite perfume are considered most
fetching. ~
Heliotrope, rose or pale yellow silk
petticoats, with flounces OF black lace,
are worn by fashionable women instead
of white ones.
The Lily wears heliotrope or PINK
always. Dab
A neat proposal of marriage was made by
a South Yonkers man the other night, who